IPE's Denmark Coverage – Page 9
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InterviewsHow two pension funds are already using AI
PGGM is using large language models in ESG, generic AI in forecasting to improve on quant models and ChatGPT to improve coding.
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NewsDanish think-tank says ATP should put all investment out to tender
Free-market think tank CEPOS says ATP is ‘relic of the past’ and does not suit today’s pension system
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NewsDanish pension funds tell Climate Week how to solve transition financing woes
IPD says Denmark’s pension firms have ‘helped to crack the code’ for harnessing private finance for large-scale energy transition
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NewsSampension sees 27% rise in contributions after corporate client wins
Danish labour-market pensions firm reports year-on-year doubling of one-off contributions, citing pension transfers from other schemes as a result of business wins as the main factor
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NewsPensionDanmark invests in quantum computing startup Atom
Labour-market pension fund backs Atom Computing with DKK70m after California-based tech firm pledges to set up European HQ in Denmark
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NewsATP’s Northvolt exposure highlights problem of illiquids in geared portfolio
Copenhagen professor argues the challenge of a single-company illiquid investment becoming too dominant is much larger in highly-leveraged portfolio, like ATP’s
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NewsPKA, Lærernes vow to stick with pensions admin JV despite PBU exit
After 19 years, Forca co-founder PBU quits the pension service provider as it seeks more independence and freedom to choose own product design
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NewsSwedish pension majors in talks with ailing battery firm Northvolt
Hopes for ambitious Europe-based green battery company have been tempered by slowing electric vehicle rollouts
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NewsDanish FSA eyes volatility of unlisted returns for market-rate pensions
Value of alternatives portfolios increased by 4% in 2023, but dipped in allocation terms from the year before, watchdog’s figures show
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NewsDenmark’s PKA quits Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
Pension fund manager says it decided to focus on IIGCC instead, ‘maximising the impact of our resources and efforts’ on climate and biodiversity
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Special ReportTop 1000 Pension Funds 2024: Data
Skewed distribution of European pension fund assets
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Special ReportTop 10 European pension funds raise equity and bond exposure
Pension funds in most European countries recorded strong returns of between 6% and 9%, according to preliminary figures published this summer by the OECD.
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Special ReportDenmark: Pensions finally free from cumbersome banking regulations
Schemes have been liberated from onerous rules that were irrelevant to them
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Opinion PiecesDanish politics focuses on the good life
Pensions and the labour market were the focus of end-of-summer political pronouncements in Denmark this year. If brought into action, some of the ideas could lead to forward-thinking changes to pensions.
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NewsATP’s first-half return held back by gearing cost, bond yields
Describes return as “expected and generally acceptable in view of market developments”
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NewsATP defends risk-parity strategy via analysis of five investment models
Denmark’s huge statutory pension fund says other standard pension strategies may suit other products - but not ATP’s dual-aim guaranteed product
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NewsDenmark’s IPD, Liberals, post wishlists with pension reform back on agenda
Pensions lobby calls for better framework for pension savings, as Liberal Party proposes ‘working life commission’
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NewsSampension bemoans failing engagement with fossil fuel companies
Danish labour-market pension provider excludes eight fossil energy companies
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NewsVelliv weighs in after Danish PM vows to end pension age increases
CEO Kehlet Johansen calls for more flexibility around pension payments, allowing people to return to work after retirement
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NewsVelliv invests in World Bank’s Amazon Reforestation-Linked Bond
Danish pension fund says principal-protected bond aligns well with its environmental, social priorities
